{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-897","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":897,"title":"Aviation-Impacted Communities Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-01-31","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"S000510","fullName":"Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]","party":"D","state":"WA","district":9}],"cosponsorsCount":16,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-02-01","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation."},"policyArea":"Transportation and Public Works","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2025-02-01","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-01-31","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-01-31","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-01-31","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Aviation-Impacted Communities Act</strong></p><p>This bill increases access to noise mitigation&nbsp;measures&nbsp;for aviation-impacted communities.<em>&nbsp;</em>Under the bill, an <em>aviation-impacted community</em> is a community that is located not more than one mile from any point at which a commercial or cargo jet route is 3,000 feet or less above ground level.</p><p>The bill expands noise mitigation program funding under the Airport Improvement Program to include aviation-impacted communities that are not currently within the 65 day-night average sound level (DNL) standard.</p><p>The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) must conduct outreach to aviation-impacted communities to inform them of the opportunity to be a designated community. A designated community must form a community board to provide information to airport operators and the FAA concerning aviation impacts (e.g., aircraft noise).</p><p>A community board may petition the FAA to conduct a community assessment and, based on the assessment, the FAA must devise an action plan that alleviates or addresses the community’s concerns.</p><p>In addition, the FAA must enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study and provide the FAA with a framework and diagnostic tool for conducting community assessments.</p><p>The FAA must provide grants for necessary noise mitigation in a designated community for residences, hospitals, nursing homes, adult or child day care centers, schools, and places of worship. Further, the FAA and airport operators must provide (1)&nbsp;noise mitigation grants for&nbsp;communities subject to significant frequency of overhead flights,&nbsp;and (2) noise mitigation for residences impacted by significant nighttime aircraft noise.</p>","updateDate":"2025-07-01T11:06:18Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":439,"ts":"2026-04-15T14:33:22.547Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Aviation-Impacted%20Communities%20Act"}]}}